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Surgical Management of Pituitary Tumours


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This session will cover pituitary tumours. Key topics include surgical management of pituitary tumours, advantages and disadvantages of various methods, pre- and post-operative management, complications and outcomes.

Here is the content outline:

Introduction

Session Overview
Learning Objectives
Introduction

Background

Surgical Approaches

Contraindications for Surgery

General and Local Contraindications

Consent

Patient Consent

Preoperative Management

Preoperative Management

Operative Management

Surgical Approaches
Endoscopic Transnasal Approach
Hadad Flap
Sphenoidotomy
Resection of Posterior Septum and Rostrum
Identifying Landmarks
Opening of the Pituitary Fossa
Adenomectomy
Closure
Transnasal Endoscopic Resection of Pituitary Tumour (Video)

Postoperative Management

Postoperative Management (in Dundee)
Complications

Self Assessment

Self Assessment

Session Summary

References

Feedback and Certification

Reflect: What Have I Learned?
Reflect: What More Do I Need to Learn and How Will I Apply This?
Certificate

Completion

The following certificates are awarded when the content is completed:

e-lefENT Certificate
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